Tracy Lauren Marrow was born February 16, 1958, better known by his stage name Ice-T, is a rapper, actor, and author.Although one of West Coast hip hop's leading figures, Marrow, son of Solomon and Alice, was actually born in urban Newark, New Jersey, and christened Tracy by his father. When he was a child, he moved from his native Newark to the upscale community of Summit, New Jersey. His mother died of a heart attack when he was in third grade and his father died of a heart attack four years later. After his father died, he went to live with his paternal aunt in California and later attended Crenshaw High School in the district of the same name in South Central Los Angeles.
After high school, Ice-T joined the Army and served as a ranger in the 25th Infantry.He was previously in a relationship with Darlene Ortiz, who was featured on the covers of his 1987 album Rhyme Pays and his 1988 album Power. Ice-T is married to swimsuit model Nicole "Coco Marie" Austin. After leaving the Army, Ice-T began his long career of recording raps for various studios on 12-inch singles. These tracks were later compiled on The Classic Collection and also featured on disc 2 of Legends of Hip-Hop. His first song was "The Coldest Rap" in 1982. His first official rap record was "6 in the Mornin". He finally landed a deal with a major label Sire Records.
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Musician Ice-T started out with other West Coast rap pioneers such as Kid Frost, DJ Flash, and Egyptian Lover with Electro recordings. Later on, he changed his style and was the first West Coast rapper to be accepted by the East Coast. It was produced by The Unknown DJ, who produced electro funk tracks before and went on to produce Compton's Most Wanted. The song was inspired by Schoolly D's "PSK" and became itself the inspiration for Eazy E and N.W.A.'s "Boyz N The Hood." Ice T is an Actor/ Singer. His acting career. Ice-T's first film appearances were in Breakin' and its sequel Breakin' 2, Electric Boogaloo. In 1991, he embarked on a serious acting career, playing a police detective in Mario Van Peebles' feature film New Jack City, gang leader King James in Trespass and 1992, followed by a notable lead role performance in Surviving the Game in addition to his many supporting roles, such as J-Bone in Johnny Mnemonic and 1995. In 1993 Tracy along with other rappers and the three Yo! MTV Raps hosts Ed Lover, Doctor Dre and Fab 5 Freddy starred in the comedy Who's the Man? directed by Ted Demme. Tracy made an appearance on Chappelle's Show as himself presenting the award for "Player Hater of the Year." He was dubbed the Original Player Hater. Later in 2006 Ice-T did a show On October 20, 2006 Ice-T's Rap School aired and was a reality television show on Vh1. It was a spin-off of the British reality show Gene Simmons' Rock School, which also aired on VH1. In Rap School, rapper/actor Ice-T teaches eight teens from York Preparatory School in New York City how to become a real hip-hop group called the "York Prep Crew" He is still Alive.
Personal Quotes On the controversy created by "Cop Killer): "When the President (of the United States) mentions your name in anger, you KNOW the s--t has hit the fan!" (Commenting on the 1992 Los Angeles riots): "Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls."
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Tracy Lauren Marrow was born February 16, 1958, better known by his stage name Ice-T, is a rapper, actor, and author. Although one of West Coast hip hop's leading figures, Marrow, son of Solomon and Alice, was actually born in urban Newark, New Jersey, and christened Tracy by his father. When he was a child, he moved from his native Newark to the upscale community of Summit, New Jersey. His mother died of a heart attack when he was in third grade and his father died of a heart attack four years later. After his father died, he went to live with his paternal aunt in California and later attended Crenshaw High School in the district of the same name in South Central Los Angeles.
Musician Ice-T started out with other West Coast rap pioneers such as Kid Frost, DJ Flash, and Egyptian Lover with Electro recordings. Later on, he changed his style and was the first West Coast rapper to be accepted by the East Coast.
It was produced by The Unknown DJ, who produced electro funk tracks before and went on to produce Compton's Most Wanted. The song was inspired by Schoolly D's "PSK" and became itself the inspiration for Eazy E and N.W.A.'s "Boyz N The Hood." Ice T is an Actor/ Singer. His acting career.
Ice-T's first film appearances were in Breakin' and its sequel Breakin' 2, Electric Boogaloo. In 1991, he embarked on a serious acting career, playing a police detective in Mario Van Peebles' feature film New Jack City, gang leader King James in Trespass and 1992, followed by a notable lead role performance in Surviving the Game in addition to his many supporting roles, such as J-Bone in Johnny Mnemonic and 1995.
In 1993 Tracy along with other rappers and the three Yo! MTV Raps hosts Ed Lover, Doctor Dre and Fab 5 Freddy starred in the comedy Who's the Man? directed by Ted Demme. Tracy made an appearance on Chappelle's Show as himself presenting the award for "Player Hater of the Year." He was dubbed the Original Player Hater. Later in 2006 Ice-T did a show On October 20, 2006 Ice-T's Rap School aired and was a reality television show on Vh1. It was a spin-off of the British reality show Gene Simmons' Rock School, which also aired on VH1. In Rap School, rapper/actor Ice-T teaches eight teens from York Preparatory School in New York City how to become a real hip-hop group called the "York Prep Crew" He is still Alive.
Personal Quotes
On the controversy created by "Cop Killer): "When the President (of the United States) mentions your name in anger, you KNOW the s--t has hit the fan!"
(Commenting on the 1992 Los Angeles riots): "Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls."
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(Feburary, 23,2009)